How to Use sateen in a Sentence
sateen
noun-
One downside to sateen is that the sheets’ sheen can fade overtime with washes.
— Lauren Levy, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2021 -
Threaded Home: Save $20 on percale and sateen sheet sets through 7/8.
— Jenny Xie, Curbed, 3 July 2019 -
For guests looking to catch up on some rest during the day, the cozy beds are made up with Matouk sateen linens in all the rooms.
— Dana Givens, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2022 -
Cover is made of 430 thread count combed cotton sateen.
— Rachel Klein, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021 -
The 100% cotton sateen set comes with a quilt and two shams that are cool enough for hot summer nights and warm enough to keep you toasty on cold mornings.
— Rachel Murphy, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2020 -
Some may go to bat for the other cotton standard, sateen, which has a more open weave—one thread over four—and a heavier drape.
— Kelsey Keith, Curbed, 23 Aug. 2018 -
Slightly warmer than the percale options on this list, but cooler than sateen, these sheets score high marks on the cozy scale.
— John Thompson, Men's Health, 5 Dec. 2022 -
Percale is lighter and more breathable, while sateen is the thicker, smoother and more snuggly option.
— Banu Ibrahim, CNN Underscored, 25 June 2020 -
Also softer sheets with a high thread count, such as sateens, which are very light and thin, might not be as durable as sheets in other weaves and thread counts.
— Hannah Morrill, ELLE Decor, 15 Nov. 2018 -
Choose from linen, sateen, and percale fabrics to upgrade your bedding game.
— Talia Abbas, Glamour, 28 Nov. 2021 -
Its outer cover is a cotton sateen with double stitching around the hem to make sure the down doesn't poke through during use.
— Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022 -
For instance, in the summer months, cotton sateen sheets and a cotton comforter will keep you cooler.
— Jean Chen Smith, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2021 -
And its 100 percent sateen microfiber cover provides a cushy cradle for your head and neck.
— Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2022 -
The Frette Bicolore Sheet Set offers the splendor of sleeping in silky cotton sateen.
— Jennifer Tzeses, Town & Country, 22 June 2021 -
For weave, there's percale, a plain-weave textile, or sateen, a satin-weave textile which has a shinier, more luxurious feel to it.
— Scot Meacham Wood, House Beautiful, 9 June 2014 -
Alternatively, their sateen sheets have a thread count of 480 and feel silkier.
— Maggie Burch, House Beautiful, 11 Jan. 2019 -
But some might prefer that informal look to a more put-together sateen.
— Helena Madden, Robb Report, 13 May 2021 -
Leave a Note Dinner in a two-person cabana that seems to float above the pool; beds adorned in Egyptian cotton sateen linens; a stretch of private beachfront.
— Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017 -
Naomi Watts was decked out in a sleeveless blue sateen dress from Stella McCartney.
— Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2017 -
The outer cover material is 100% cotton sateen that has been combed for an extra soft and smooth feel.
— Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2022 -
The pillow features an antimicrobial polyester fill on the inside and a cotton sateen cover on the outside.
— Ambar Pardilla, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2021 -
The outer fabric is a cotton sateen, which prevents feathers from poking out.
— Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 14 Aug. 2020 -
That's where Cariloha Bamboo resort sateen sheets come in.
— Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 22 Oct. 2019 -
The blanket features a fully down cluster fill and 100% cotton sateen exterior, both of which are soft and cozy.
— Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2022 -
Not so this sateen number, which comes with bottom button closures and ties in all corners to secure the duvet inside.
— Alexandra Cavallo, USA TODAY, 5 June 2020 -
On Wednesday, the home-essentials label Snowe will open a pop-up filled with silky sateen and crisp percale bed linens (starting at $58 for a pillowcase set).
— Alison S. Cohn, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2017 -
The down is responsibly sourced and sits inside a cotton sateen cover that prevents it from poking through.
— Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2022 -
Percale, linen and sateen may be the standard materials used in luxury bedding, but bamboo is starting to rise in the ranks.
— Helena Madden, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2022 -
Stock up on sumptuous Italian sateen sheets that come in eight different colors for long winter nights.
— Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022 -
European white down stuffed inside a 100% cotton sateen shell that's woven extra tight so no feathers poke through.
— Korin Miller, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021
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